For biodiversity, for example, if the rate at which species disappear is less than 10 times the average extinction rate over the last 10 million years, that is deemed acceptable.

In reality, however, extinctions are occurring at least 100 times faster than this so-called background rate, and 10 times faster than the planetary boundary limit.

Will the miracle of life actually survive our self-induced extinction?

Unfortunately, as long as the lights stay on, air conditioning keeps blasting, grocery store stays stocked, and entertainment remains flowing then people won't do anything.

The people who could do something would make them lose the next election, be labeled terrorists, or start get harping on "won't you think of the economy!"

Progress is being made, but drastic measures needed to happen decades ago. The question is now how quickly and badly will things get, and how well we can manage it....

When resources run short and very difficult decisions must be made regarding who around you should suffer so your family can live, remember your conservative neighbors did this.

Conservatives (including neo-liberals) refused to allow normal people to make changes or to pass regulations. They refused to even allow the discussion of change. They killed us and they mocked us as they did it. Decade after decade, conservatives did the bidding of their corporate benefactors, aggressively preventing the rest of us from addressing the problem at all. They should pay with what little resources they may have remaining, if that difficult decision must ever be made.

We like our coal and private jets too much. Let the next generation handle it (if there even is one)

Duh